Cooking folks?

[thistlechaser]

Shouldn't cornbread have sugar in it? Every time I have it, it's nice and sweet. I found this recipe to make it in a waffle iron, and was thinking about trying it this weekend:

* 2 cups of cornmeal (wholegrain)
* Scant ½ cup flour
* ½ tsp baking soda
* 2 tsp salt
* 4 tsp baking powder
* 2 cups buttermilk
* 4 eggs, beaten


Then I noticed it has no sugar... Maybe the buttermilk would give it enough flavor to not miss the sweetness? I can't see why making it in a waffle iron would require no sugar, since waffles are sweet...

Comments

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

...where do you find these recipes???

Something tells me a cornbread recipe with no sugar and two teaspoons of salt will not be very good. This sounds like a traditional recipe...as in hunt your own meat and cook at a campfire type of traditional. I make mine with a whole can of creamed corn dumped in the batter, and that helps make it very moist and sweet.

[shannonrita.livejournal.com]

First, I'm not stalking you, I swear. >.> Someone mentioned you had a cooking question, an' I'm kinda obsessed...

Cornbread has two schools of thought: Sweet, and not so sweet. The buttermilk in this recipe adds both a tang and the acide toa ctivate the levener (you use both powder and soda for a double rise effect).

If you're looking for a cornbread/cornmeal recipe for waffles, there's a lot out there that use the sweet variation of a recipe.

Um, and waffles aren't always sweet...>.> I make a goat cheese and bacon waffle that's savory and meant to be eaten for like, a brunch or supper. I also make a white bean waffle that I got from a show on Food Network.

I'll shut up now...

OH! If you wanted to make the above recipe sweet, I'd say add sugar to the dry mix, mix it in, then combine with the wet. Start off with about 2 tbsp and then taste the wet mixture, or if you're not comfortable with that you can always cook a small bit of the mixture on the waffle iron to see if it's as sweet as you want. If not, add more sugar 1 tbsp at at time.

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

Cornbread has two schools of thought: Sweet, and not so sweet.

This, definitely. I've been taken by unpleasant surprise when my cornbread is not sweet. It's not that I don't like it that way, it just comes as a shock if you're expecting the sticky sweet stuff and you get something that's almost bitter in flavor. I've been told that the "old fashioned" cornbread is not sweet, which I suppose I'd believe, and often eaten with honey or molasses. Tried it, it's not too bad, but... my gut tells me that you wouldn't like it much.

[tersa.livejournal.com]

And see me? I hate overly sweet cornbread. I suspect the cornbread I do like has a touch of it, but, like, the cornbread they sell at Boston Market I just tell them to keep because I can't stand it.

But like everyone else said: there are two different camps about it.

The waffle iron will definitely not add anything in terms of flavor, though.

But now I want to make cornbread waffles.

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had some cornbread in a hotel restaurant the other day that was basically a dry scone, and I couldn't even eat it. I made a very serious face. It wasn't even in Minnesota or anything; I was in Dallas, for crying out loud. No excuse.

Personally, I like adding creamed corn to my batter, even when I'm not making Mexican cornbread.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, it appears this recipe involves more then just:

A) The boiling of water.

or

B) The use of a microwave.

Therefore my cooking experience isn't needed here! *Rides off into the sunset*

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

My friend S pours honey over the cornbread when he's done, clears that RIGHT UP.

But, I also like savory cornbread with jalapenos in it.